A recent rash of vandalism has police investigating as officials with the agency are increasingly concerned about the animals' well being.
05.25.2011 | SPRINGFIELD - A window at the entrance of the Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society was broken this week in a series of incidents of vandalism.SPRINGFIELD - A recent rash of vandalism at the Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society has the agency's employees concerned and police on the lookout for those responsible.
In the past week, the facility has had bricks thrown through the front window, damage to a piece of plywood where a window used to be and an attempted break-in right above a cage holding an animal waiting to be adopted, according to a report by CBS3.
A spokesperson for the humane society told reporters that during one of the incidents, broken glass made its way across the room and into an animal's cage. Although no animals have been harmed yet, the crew at the humane society is concerned about them dealing with repeated trauma.
Additionally, making repairs to the building isn't cheap and takes cash away from animal care.
The organization operates solely based on the donations it receives from supporters and isn't sponsored nationally or government funded, according to its website. That is what makes it even more difficult to replace things that vandals destroy.
CBS-3 reported that an unidentified person made a $1,200 donation to the center to help pay for a new door.
Police have stepped-up patrols around the Union Street facility in an effort to apprehend those responsible.
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